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Texas Occupations Code - Section 162.001. Certification By Board

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§ 162.001. CERTIFICATION BY BOARD.  (a) The board by rule 
shall certify a health organization that:
		(1)  applies for certification on a form approved by 
the board;  and        
		(2)  presents proof satisfactory to the board that the 
organization meets the requirements of Subsection (b) or (c).
	(b)  The board shall approve and certify a health 
organization that:         
		(1)  is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas 
Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's 
Texas Civil Statutes) organized to:
			(A)  conduct scientific research and research 
projects in the public interest in the field of medical science, 
medical economics, public health, sociology, or a related area;
			(B)  support medical education in medical schools 
through grants and scholarships;
			(C)  improve and develop the capabilities of 
individuals and institutions studying, teaching, and practicing 
medicine;
			(D)  deliver health care to the public;  or                                  
			(E)  instruct the general public in medical 
science, public health, and hygiene and provide related instruction 
useful to individuals and beneficial to the community;
		(2)  is organized and incorporated solely by persons 
licensed by the board;  and
		(3)  has as its directors and trustees persons who are:                       
			(A)  licensed by the board;  and                                             
			(B)  actively engaged in the practice of medicine.                           
	(c)  The board shall certify a health organization to 
contract with or employ physicians licensed by the board if the 
organization:
		(1)  is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas 
Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's 
Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3));  and
		(2)  is organized and operated as:                                            
			(A)  a migrant, community, or homeless health 
center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. 
Section 254b or 254c;  or
			(B)  a federally qualified health center under 42 
U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).

Text of subsecs. (c-1 to c-3) effective until September 1, 2007
	(c-1)  The board shall certify a health organization to 
contract with or employ physicians licensed by the board if the 
organization:
		(1)  is a hospital district:                                                  
			(A)  recognized by a federal agency as a public 
entity eligible to receive a grant related to a community or 
federally qualified health center described by Subdivision (2);  
and
			(B)  located in a county that, according to the 
most recent federal decennial census, has a population of 650,000 
or more and that borders the United Mexican States;  and
		(2)  is organized and operated as:                                            
			(A)  a migrant, community, or homeless health 
center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. 
Section 254b or 254c;  or
			(B)  a federally qualified health center under 42 
U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).
	(c-2)  This section applies to a hospital district described 
by Subsection (c-1) only in relation to the hospital district's 
operations as a community or federally qualified health center 
described by Subsection (c-1)(2).
	(c-3)  This subsection, Subsection (c-1), and Subsection 
(c-2) expire September 1, 2007.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended 
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 
2001;  Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 601, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

Last modified: August 10, 2007